Skills Audit 2021

Name:

Competencies rating
1 - No experience
2 - Some experience
3 - An experienced student
4 - A competent and confident student
5 - A truly outstanding student – able to confidently enter the world of work
with a high level of competency.
PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS

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Be able to
More specifically how to rate Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
yourself
My competence

• Be an effective member of a team 1 2 3 4 5

to achieve a successful outcome  

• Understand your individual role and 1 2 3 4 5

contribution to a team.  
Teamwork
• I understand my behaviour and impact
on others when working in and contributing 1 2 3 4 5
to the success of formal and informal teams  

• Able to listen, give and receive feedback 1 2 3 4 5

and respond perceptively to others.  
 
• Able to produce a well-structured and well
written report of substantial length. 1 2 3 4 5
Communication -
written  
Write clearly and in a • Have confidence and control when writing
style appropriate to different types of document in various styles. 1 2 3 4 5
purpose, eg reports,  
assignments, letters. • Able to demonstrate proficient report
writing skills. 1 2 3 4 5
 
 

Communication – • Able to communicate own ideas verbally,

verbal with proficiency and confidence. 1 2 3 4 5
Construct coherent
arguments and  
articulate ideas • Able to explain my ideas at a range of levels.
clearly to a range 1 2 3 4 5
of audiences, formally  
and informally • Able to construct arguments and present
through a variety of these to a range of audiences.
techniques 1 2 3 4 5

 
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
• Show evidence of presenting information
effectively to groups. 1 2 3 4 5
 
• Able to produce well-constructed clear
Presentation skills presentations and use audio-visual aids where 1 2 3 4 5
appropriate e.g. PowerPoint.  
• Able to present work fluently and
confidently, and able to respond clearly and 1 2 3 4 5
persuasively to questions and comments.  
 
Project management • Able to plan, organise and evaluate a
skills given project. 1 2 3 4 5
Apply effective project  
management through • Able to execute a project plan which
the follows a designated schedule to produce a
setting of goals, finished piece of work within a given time 1 2 3 4 5
intermediate period  
 • Able to set and prioritise a number of
intermediate goals within an individual 1 2 3 4 5
or group project and to develop an effective
strategy and timetable for meeting them.  
milestones and
prioritisation of • Able to make plans and balance competing
activities demands on time effectively. 1 2 3 4 5
 
 
• Build and maintain cooperative networks
and relationships with tutors, peers and
corporate representatives. 1 2 3 4 5

Networking  
• Able to promote my unique selling points
in a networking situation with prospective
1 2 3 4 5
employers.
 
Be able to
Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate: More specifically My competence

• Understand what effective negotiation 1 2 3 4 5

requires.
 
• Demonstrate where I have carefully explored
my position and the other person’s position,
with the goal of finding a mutually acceptable 1 2 3 4 5
Negotiation skills compromise, that gives us both as much of
what we want as possible.  
• Have negotiated in a situation where you
have found what the other person wants
matches what you are prepared to trade, and 1 2 3 4 5
that you are prepared to give what the other
person wants.  
 • Able to demonstrate my awareness of the
power dynamic in a negotiating situation and 1 2 3 4 5
how this can impact on me winning or losing a
negotiation.  
                   
 

1 2 3 4 5
• Able to work effectively unsupervised.

Managing self • Able to manage competing demands on your

time. 1 2 3 4 5
 

• Able to efficiently prioritise tasks 1 2 3 4 5

 
 
Managing others
• Understand the skills and attributes of a 1 2 3 4 5
leader.  

• Have experience of managing or leading 1 2 3 4 5

another team or group.  

• Have experience of motivating a group and 1 2 3 4 5

giving them responsibility.  

• Listen to team members and encourage 1 2 3 4 5

involvement.  
• Experience of training or coaching people to
equip them to succeed 1 2 3 4 5
 
 • Plan the work of a team, considering all that
must be accomplished, the various deadlines
or timeframes to be met, and the work steps 1 2 3 4 5
required.  
• Delegate tasks and review progress to  
achieve goals. 1 2 3 4 5

• Able to demonstrate awareness of

individuals in a team, learn their strengths and 1 2 3 4 5
weaknesses and challenge them to achieve to
the best of their abilities.  
• Can demonstrate fairness and impartiality
and be consistent when holding everyone to 1 2 3 4 5
the same standards and expectations.  
• Have proven ability to challenge and/or
discipline a team member for failing to adhere 1 2 3 4 5
to standards and expectations  
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
Application of IT
• Effective use of Microsoft Office including 1 2 3 4 5
Word and Power point.  

• Able to use Excel and develop and 1 2 3 4 5

manipulate spread sheets.  

• Proficient in the use of email and Internet. 1 2 3 4 5

 

• Knowledge of computer hardware and how 1 2 3 4 5

to troubleshoot.  
 • Can use printer and photocopier efficiently. 1 2 3 4 5
 
• Able to access online research databases
1 2 3 4 5
 
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
• Able to raise vital questions and problems,
formulating them clearly and precisely. 1 2 3 4 5
 
• Gather and assess relevant information,
using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively. 1 2 3 4 5
 

• Come to well-reasoned conclusions and 1 2 3 4 5

solutions, testing them against relevant criteria
Critical thinking and standards.  
• Think open-mindedly within alternative
systems of thought, recognising and assessing,
as need be, your assumptions, implications, 1 2 3 4 5
and practical consequences.
 
• Communicate effectively with others in
figuring out solutions to complex problems, 1 2 3 4 5
without being unduly influenced by others'
thinking on the topic.  
 
Problem solving
• Able to identify, clarify and describe a 1 2 3 4 5
problem (s).  
 • Ability to analyse the causes of a given 1 2 3 4 5
problem(s).  

• Ability to identify and assess alternative 1 2 3 4 5

solutions.  

• Able to choose a solution and implement it. 1 2 3 4 5

 
• Able to evaluate whether the problem(s) was
solved or not. 1 2 3 4 5
 
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:

• Able to generate new ideas and approaches. 1 2 3 4 5

 

Creativity • Able to develop new methodologies as 1 2 3 4 5

required.  

• Able to find and implement solutions to 1 2 3 4 5

difficult problems.  
 
• Demonstrate self-awareness and the ability
to identify own training needs. 1 2 3 4 5
 
Lifelong learning
• Pursue appropriate training to develop skills
and knowledge. 1 2 3 4 5
 
 
CAREER
MANAGEMENT
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
Appreciate the need for
and show commitment • Active member of a professional 1 2 3 4 5
to
institution or body.  
continued professional
development. • Regularly attend seminars or
presentations outside formal 1 2 3 4 5
curriculum timetable.  
• Have ownership of, update and
regularly review a Personal Development 1 2 3 4 5
Plan (PDP)  
 
Take ownership of and • Aware of potential employers, general
manage one’s recruitment practices and effective 1 2 3 4 5
career progression, set job hunting techniques.  
realistic and achievable
• Have considered own career direction
goals, and identify 1 2 3 4 5
post-graduation and set realistic and
and develop ways to
achievable career goals.  
improve employability
• Have identified ways to improve your
employability and acted upon them. 1 2 3 4 5
 
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
Demonstrate an • Aware of the range of career
insight into the opportunities within and outside 1 2 3 4 5
transferable nature the property sector.  
of skills developed
as part of your degree
to other work
environments and the • Fully able to demonstrate the 1 2 3 4 5
range of career transferable nature of the skills developed
opportunities within as part of your degree to other work
and outside the sector. environments.  
 
Present one’s skills, • A broad knowledge of types of CV's,
personal interview techniques and standard
attributes and 1 2 3 4 5
questions and recruitment techniques
experiences through such as psychometric testing.  
effective CVs, • Able to create a targeted CV which
applications and effectively presents your skills, attributes and
interviews experiences. 1 2 3 4 5

• Able to present your skills, attributes and 1 2 3 4 5

experiences effectively in a job interview
situation.  
 
Commercial • Know where to look to find what channels
Awareness exist so I can keep up to date within my
1 2 3 4 5
specialism.
 
• Research events within organisations
which offer students opportunities 1 2 3 4 5
to get involved.  

• Aware of membership bodies which I am 1 2 3 4 5

able to join or get support from.  
• Use social networking to keep in touch with 1 2 3 4 5
latest trends within my specialism.